The Althorp Estate, Princess Diana’s childhood home and final resting place, will likely be inherited by her nephew Louis Spencer, instead of her children, Prince Harry and Prince William. The family estate has been owned by the Spencer family since 1508, and it is presently run...
Have you ever been notified of a friend’s birthday even after their death? Sometimes family members (parent, sibling, child, spouse) or executors fail to notify Facebook of the account holder’s death. Instead of doing nothing, there are 2 options: (1) deletion of the account or...
The last will and testament of Frank Fritz (who was a star on the popular television show “American Pickers” on the History Channel) has been challenged by his father, Bill Fritz, due to lack of capacity. Frank was a co-host on the show (where he and...
A California appeals court has ruled that neither Damian Hurley (whose mother is famous actress, Elizabeth Hurley) nor Kira Bonder, the illegitimate children of the late Stephen Bing, could receive hundreds of millions of trust funds from their paternal grandfather, Dr. Peter Bing, since they...
Although there is unlimited equity limit of a homestead to be excluded as a countable resource if the applicant for long term-care Medicaid is married and the non-applicant spouse lives in the community (the community spouse), there is a $730,000 equity limit in 2025 if...
Unlike the last will and testament that one might consider in the United States, the last will and testament of Pope Francis focused on where he should be buried (Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome) where he had prayed often. His will stated “I...
Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a bill called the “Invest America Act” which would establish a “Trump account” with $1000 for children born after July 4, 2026, who are U.S. citizen with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizens at the time of...
There are numerous Medicaid programs that require a pay-back of governmental benefits advanced after the death of the Medicaid recipient. This is most common is if the will of the deceased is probated or under the laws of intestacy (when the Medicaid recipient doesn’t have...
Oscar winning movie star, Gene Hackman, died on February 18, 2025, about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The couple lived in New Mexico, a community property state. They wed in 1991. Hackman had a large estate estimated to be around eighty million dollar...
For the past several years, we have reported on many ongoing court cases concerning celebrities of their estate planning or court cases contesting their planning. The following are a few of the updates since our previous articles: RUPERT MURDOCH -Murdoch failed in his attempt to...
